Australian Crime Rate

Postcode · Victoria · 2024-25

Crime in postcode 3725

Postcode 3725 covers Boxwood, Chesney Vale, Goorambat, Major Plains and Stewarton in Victoria. Police publish crime figures by council area, not by postcode, so this page shows the council area the postcode falls in: Benalla.

Suburbs in 3725

Recorded crime in the council area

65/100

Benalla

High97 of 362 nationally · 20 of 79 in VIC · 14,581 residents

Violent 1,228 per 100k

▼ -11% vs five years earlier

Property 4,629 per 100k

▲ +20% vs five years earlier

Break-ins 665 per 100k

▲ +29% vs five years earlier

Recorded offences per 100,000 residents, 2024-25. Covers Boxwood, Chesney Vale, Goorambat, Major Plains, Stewarton in postcode 3725.

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The Crime Score (0 to 100) ranks each council's three-year offence rates against every Australian council, weighted towards serious offences; 50 is the national middle. It describes recorded crime, not personal risk. See the council rankings.

Questions about postcode 3725

What is the crime rate in postcode 3725?

Recorded crime is published for the Benalla council area, which covers postcode 3725. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,228 violent offences, 4,629 property offences and 665 break-ins per 100,000 residents.

How does postcode 3725 compare with the rest of Australia?

The Benalla council area's violent crime rate is close to the national rate and 16% above the Victoria rate (1,228 against 1,218 nationally, 2024-25). Its Crime Score of 65 ranks 97 of 362 councils nationally, where 1 is the highest recorded crime.

Which suburbs are in postcode 3725?

Boxwood, Chesney Vale, Goorambat, Major Plains and Stewarton.

Where do these figures come from?

Offence counts come from Victoria's official police or crime statistics agency, standardised to national offence categories; rates use ABS estimated resident population. Figures describe recorded offences, not personal risk, and recording practices differ between states.

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